How to make home fragrance

Upon looking outside it might be difficult to believe, but the calendar confirms it: this month, spring will arrive.

We’ve been doing our part to give spring a helping hand. We’re dusting off the bottles of floral essential oils and aromatic essences and we’ve managed to create some spring ambiance around here. Here’s a recipe that we created to help you do the same.

How to make home fragrance?

Utensils

Bottle, blue PETE with mister 120ml
Pipettes 3ml for essential oils
Funnel
Ramekins
Small bowl
Whisk
0.1 gram precision scale or measuring beaker

Ingredients

24 ml (23g) of hydrosol or demineralized water
84 ml (70g) of isopropyl alcohol 70%
12 ml (10g) of a blend of essential oils or/and aromatic essences. You can create your very own blend, or pick one below.

Zesty lavender 12 ml of Zesty Lavender essential oil blend (23g) 24 ml of Lavender hydrosol Lavandula stoechas	Sweet floral 2 ml of pink grapefruit essential oil Citrus paradisii 2 ml of bergamot essential oil Citrus bergamia 2 ml of ylang ylang essential oil Cananga odorata 1 ml of violet aromatic essence or jasmine absolute 3 ml of vanilla aromatic essence 24 ml (23g) of orange blossom hydrosol (néroli) Citrus aurantium amara
Inspiration 3 ml of bergamot essential oil Citrus bergamia 3 ml of tangerine essential oil Citrus reticulata var tangerina 4 ml of geranium essential oil Pelargonium graveolens 2 ml of clary sage essential oil Salvia sclarea Optional: 1 ml of petitgrain essential oil Citrus aurantium 24 ml (23g) of orange blossom hydrosol (néroli) Citrus aurantium amara	Spring cleaning 2 ml of lemon essential oil Citrus limonum 2 ml of lime essential oil Citrus aurantifolia 1.5 ml of tangerine essential oil Citrus reticulata var tangerina 2.5 ml of basil essential oil Ocimum basilicum 2 ml of rosemary essential oil Rosemarinus officinalis ct cinéole 24 ml (23 g) of rosemary hydrosol Rosmarinus officinalis
Fresh floral 4 ml of spearmint essential oil Mentha spicata 2 ml of ho wood essential oil Cinnamomum camphora – linaloliferum 2 ml of ylang ylang essential oil Cananga odorata 2 ml of Bulgarian rose aromatic essence 1 ml of wintergreen essential oil Gaultheria procumbens 24 ml (23 g) of chamomile hydrosol Chamaemelum nobile

Zesty lavender

12 ml of Zesty Lavender essential oil blend
(23g) 24 ml of Lavender hydrosol Lavandula stoechas

Sweet floral

2 ml of pink grapefruit essential oil Citrus paradisii
2 ml of bergamot essential oil Citrus bergamia
2 ml of ylang ylang essential oil Cananga odorata
1 ml of violet aromatic essence or jasmine absolute
3 ml of vanilla aromatic essence
24 ml (23g) of orange blossom hydrosol (néroli) Citrus aurantium amara

Inspiration

3 ml of bergamot essential oil Citrus bergamia
3 ml of tangerine essential oil Citrus reticulata var tangerina
4 ml of geranium essential oil Pelargonium graveolens
2 ml of clary sage essential oil Salvia sclarea
Optional: 1 ml of petitgrain essential oil Citrus aurantium
24 ml (23g) of orange blossom hydrosol (néroli) Citrus aurantium amara

Spring cleaning

2 ml of lemon essential oil Citrus limonum
2 ml of lime essential oil Citrus aurantifolia
1.5 ml of tangerine essential oil Citrus reticulata var tangerina
2.5 ml of basil essential oil Ocimum basilicum
2 ml of rosemary essential oil Rosemarinus officinalis ct cinéole
24 ml (23 g) of rosemary hydrosol Rosmarinus officinalis

Fresh floral

4 ml of spearmint essential oil Mentha spicata
2 ml of ho wood essential oil Cinnamomum camphora – linaloliferum
2 ml of ylang ylang essential oil Cananga odorata
2 ml of Bulgarian rose aromatic essence
1 ml of wintergreen essential oil Gaultheria procumbens
24 ml (23 g) of chamomile hydrosol Chamaemelum nobile

Steps to follow

Prepare and sterilize your equipment and workspace.
Choose a “perfume recipe”.
Weigh or measure your ingredients.
Mix your essential oils and/or aromatic essences in a ramekin.
Add your mix to the rubbing alcohol, and whisk well.
Add your hydrosol while mixing.
Using a funnel, pour the mixture into a bottle with a misting top.
Label your creation.
Allow the ingredients two weeks to properly mix and marry.
Shake well before each use. Use liberally as an air and fabric freshener, or even for your clothes and hair.